Can cattle ranchers and soy farmers save the Amazon?
Since the early 1970s, environmental groups have spent billions of dollars on conservation efforts in the Amazon, but have failed to slow the destruction of its rainforests – the Brazilian…
Globalization could save the Amazon rainforest
Globalization could save the Amazon rainforest An interview with Dr. Daniel Nepstad: Amazon rainforest at a tipping point But globalization could help save it Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 4,…
Saving big cats depends on science, practical interventions
How to save the world's big cats An interview with biologist Luke Hunter: How to save the world's big cats Big cat conservation requires sound science and practical interventions May…
Cell phones, text-messaging revolutionize conservation approaches
An interview with IT conservation expert Ken Banks Cell phones have been adopted at a pace unmatched by any technology in the history of mankind. While conventional use of these…
Biodiversity extinction crisis looms says renowned biologist
An Interview with Dr. Peter Raven, director of the Missouri Botanical Garden Jump to Interview What do tigers in India, chameleons in Madagascar, redwood trees in California, and tube worms…
Lemurs at risk due to invasion of feral beasts, global warming
Lemurs at risk due to invasion of feral beasts, global warming Feral beasts threaten lemurs in Madagascar: An interview with lemur expert Dr. Michelle Sauther Rhett A. Butler, wildmadagascar.org February…
Global warming is a threat to fly fishing in the United States
Fly fishing, writing, and the environment: An interview with George Black, author and articles editor of OnEarth Magazine An estimated thirty-five million Americans fish. George Black is one of them.…
Savvy environmentalists challenge corporations to go green
An Interview with Michael Brune, executive director of the Rainforest Action Network Savvy environmentalists challenge corporations to go green An Interview with Michael Brune, executive director of RAN Rhett A.…
Time is running out for French Guiana’s rainforests
France needs to act to protect French Guiana's rainforests An interview with rainforest plant expert Pierre-Michel Forget: France needs to act to protect French Guiana's rainforests mongabay.com December 19, 2006…
Who pays for Amazon rainforest conservation?
Who pays for Amazon rainforest conservation? Who pays for Amazon rainforest conservation? An interview with the largest private sponsor of rainforest protection: the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Rhett Butler,…
Nairobi talks made progress on forest conservation for global warming emissions credits
Nairobi talks made progress on forest conservation for global warming emissions credits Interview with carbon finance analyst Johannes Ebeling:Nairobi talks made progress on forest conservation for global warming emissions credits…
Canopy research is key to understanding rainforests
Canopy research is key to understanding rainforests An interview with canopy expert Dr. Meg Lowman: Canopy research is key to understanding rainforests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 28, 2006 Home…
Responsible tourism: How to travel ethically
How to travel ethically How to travel ethically: An interview with writer and responsible tourism expert Jeff Greenwald Rhett Butler, mongabay.com November 27, 2006 Ecotourism is hot. Travel companies everywhere…
Mexico’s rainforests depend on government conservation efforts
Mexico's rainforests depend on government conservation efforts An interview with Dr. Alejandro Estrada,senior research scientist at Los Tuxtlas: Mexico's rainforests depend on government conservation efforts Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November…
Conserving wildlife in Tanzania, Africa’s most biodiverse country
Conserving wildlife in Tanzania, Africa's most biodiverse country An interview with Tim Davenport: Conserving wildlife in Tanzania, Africa's most biodiverse country mongabay.com November 8, 2006 With ecosystems ranging from Lake…
Sri Lanka’s rainforests fast-disappearing but hope remains
Sri Lanka's rainforests fast-disappearing but hope remains An interview with Dr. Ranil Senanayake, chairman of Rainforest Rescue International: Sri Lanka's rainforests fast-disappearing but hope remains Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November…
Lemur conservation in Madagascar requires poverty alleviation initiatives
Lemur conservation requires poverty alleviation initiatives in Madagascar An interview with lemur expert Charlie Welch: Lemur conservation requires poverty alleviation initiatives in Madagascar Patience and a sense of humor help…
Indians are key to rainforest conservation efforts says renowned ethnobotanist
Indigenous people are key to rainforest conservation efforts says renowned ethnobotanist An interview with ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin: Indigenous people are key to rainforest conservation efforts says renowned ethnobotanist Rhett…
Global warming could cause catastrophic die-off of Amazon rainforest by 2080
Global warming could cause catastrophic die-off of Amazon rainforest by 2080 Amazon conservation efforts must come soon to save world's largest rainforest says leading scientist Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com October…
Rainforests face myriad of threats says leading Amazon scholar
Rainforests face myriad of threats says leading Amazon scholar Rainforests face myriad of threats says leading Amazon scholar But there are reasons to be optimistic adds biologist William F. Laurance…
A look at the biodiversity extinction crisis
A look at the biodiversity extinction crisis A look at the biodiversity extinction crisis Education is the key says tropical biologist David L. Pearson Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com October 6,…
Special series
Forest Trackers
- ‘We just want to be left in peace’: In Brazil’s Amazon, soy ambitions loom over Indigenous land
- Deforestation continues in Kenya’s largest water capturing forest, satellites show
- Drug trafficking imperils national park and Indigenous reserves in the Peruvian Amazon
- Indonesia’s besieged Tesso Nilo National Park hit hard by yet more deforestation, satellites show
Oceans
- Lethal or not? Australia’s beaches are a crucible for shark control methods
- Is ocean iron fertilization back from the dead as a CO₂ removal tool?
- Dominica set to open world’s first reserve centered around sperm whales
- ‘Very good progress’ but nothing firm as deep-sea mining rules are hashed out
Amazon Conservation
- Study links pesticides to child cancer deaths in Brazilian Amazon & Cerrado
- Amazon drought: Much damage still to come (commentary)
- Amazon recovery offers hope of big rewards but poses equally big challenges
- The Amazon’s archaeology of hope: Q&A with anthropologist Michael Heckenberger
Land rights and extractives
- Australia crackdown on climate protesters grows amid fight against gas project
- Study: Despite armed conflicts, Indigenous lands have better environment quality
- Indigenous community fighting a mine in Palawan wins a milestone legal verdict
- Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights
Endangered Environmentalists
- Vietnamese environmentalist sentenced to 3 years in prison for tax evasion
- Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights
- Video: Five Tembé Indigenous activists shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
- Indigenous activists demand justice after 5 shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
Indonesia's Forest Guardians
- In Borneo, the ‘Power of Mama’ fight Indonesia’s wildfires with all-woman crew
- Pioneer agroforester Ermi, 73, rolls back the years in Indonesia’s Gorontalo
- After 20 years and thousands of trees planted, Kalimantan’s veteran forester persists
- Aziil Anwar, Indonesian coral-based mangrove grower, dies at 64
Conservation Effectiveness
- Forest restoration can fare better with human helping hand, study shows
- From rat-ridden to reserve, Redonda is an island restoration role model
- Video: Rice as a peace offering in India’s human-elephant conflict capital
- Group certification helps Malaysia’s Sabah aim for palm oil sustainability
Southeast Asian infrastructure
- Indonesia’s new capital ‘won’t sacrifice the environment’: Q&A with Nusantara’s Myrna Asnawati Safitri
- Small farmers in limbo as Cambodia wavers on Tonle Sap conservation rules
- To build its ‘green’ capital city, Indonesia runs a road through a biodiverse forest
- Robust river governance key to restoring Mekong River vitality in face of dams
